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European Department

Contents

  • I. Context

  • II. FDI Inflows to New Member States and the Western Balkan Region: Stylized Facts

  • III. What Matters for FDI: Findings from Investor surveys and Empirical Literature

  • IV. Empirical Model: Estimating FDI Potential

  • VI. Conclusions

  • Figure 1. FDI Inflows and Stock in New Member States of the EU

  • Figure 2. FDI Inflows and Stock in Western Balkan Countries

  • Figure 3. NMS and WB: What Attracts Investors?

  • Figure 4. NMS and WB: Composition of FDI Inflows

  • Figure 5. NMS and WB: Sources of FDI

  • Figure 6. NMS Exports: Technological Upgrade and Domestic Value-Added Content

  • Figure 7. NMS: Stock of Outward FDI

  • Figure 8. Global Investor Surveys: Factors Important for Location and Growth

  • Figure 9. WB: Potential Gains for FDI in the Long Run

  • Figure 10. NMS: Potential Gains for FDI

  • Figure 11. NMS and WB: Policies to Attract FDI

  • Annex 1. Financial Incentives for FDI: Developing Countries, NMS, and WB

  • Table 1. Tax Incentives to Foreign Investors in Upper Middle-Income Countries

  • Table 2. New Member States: Investor Incentives, 2016

  • Table 3. Western Balkan Countries: Investor Incentives, 2016

  • Annex 2. Empirical Results

  • Table 1. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – Western Balkans and New EU Member States

  • Table 2. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Stock – Western Balkans and New EU Member States

  • Table 3. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – Western Balkans and New EU Member States Two-Stage Fixed Effects Regressions

  • Table 4. Regression Results for the Model of FDI Inflows by Sector – Western Balkans and New EU Member States

  • Table 5. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – EU Member Countries (New EU Member States and EU-17)

  • References

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Foreign Direct Investment in New Member State of the EU and Western Balkans: Taking Stock and Assessing Prospects
Author:
La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul
and
Jesmin Rahman